Wild Berry Meadow opened up like a marionette, danced a whimsical pride

he stopped a comfortable distance away, taking the opportunity to catch his breath and rest his weary muscles as she turned to ask him a question. "no", came the quick response as he let his shoulders slouch with a brief sigh. he wasn't the one that was lost.

"you would't have happened to see pregnant lady come this way would you? pale, has a stripe down her back, smells of the sea?", he asked with a glimmer of hope shining through otherwise doubtful eyes. where could she have gone?